Andrew Bynum: ‘Santa Claus’ Lakers Gave Thunder a ‘Gift’ in Game 2

With two minutes to go in a hotly contested Game 2, the victory seemed fairly secure for the Los Angeles Lakers last night. They were up by seven points, had held the explosive OKC Thunder in check, and seemed on the verge of tying up the series at 1 game apiece heading back to Hollywood.

Bynum on the last two minutes: “Oh my goodness, we’re better than Santa Claus. Gave them a gift”

“Man that was crazy. We’re better than Santa Claus, we like giving out gifts. We give out games, contracts and rings.”

Last night presented the Lakers with their best chance to make this series a truly competitive one, but they instead let victory slip through their hands, as the Thunder woke up in crunch time and scored the game’s final 9 points.

Los Angeles will be the scene of Games 3 and 4 (a brutal back-to-back this Friday and Saturday), and OKC won’t be looking for any more “gifts”. They’ll be coming to take what increasingly appears to be theirs.